AnAge entry for Malacochersus tornieri
Classification (HAGRID: 03779)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Malacochersus
- Species
- Malacochersus tornieri
- Common name
- Pancake tortoise
- Synonyms
- Testudo loveridgii
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 391.25 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 551812
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 286009
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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